In an exhibition game against a semipro shoe company, Paul Dean is hammered for six hits and four runs in four innings. The Cards then rally with Flint Rhem and Pepper Martin on the mound to win, 8 – 5. A tearful Dean threatens to quit after the rout.

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On July 27, 1936 — In an exhibition game against a semipro shoe company, Paul Dean is hammered for six hits and four runs in four innings. The Cards then rally with Flint Rhem and Pepper Martin on the mound to win, 8 – 5. A tearful Dean threatens to quit after the rout.

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Sources:
Baseball Reference July 27
National Pastime July 27
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
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